The Capital Times, February 7, 2005
POLI
01/24/05 PARKING COM
PLAINT: Report of 3 vehicles
parked hazardly. Snow covering
parking spaces.
01/24/05 FOLLOW-UP INVES
TIGATION: Pictures taken of
parking stop that damaged vehi
cle
01/24/05 POLICE ASSIST:
Insurance and registration cards
copied for another officer.
0 1 / 2 5/05 WELLNESS CHECK:
Student located/message given
to call parents.
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TY: Vacuum was used to sweep
Campos caLeNdar
Lectures & Workshops
February 7: What Inspires You?
You've read "The Pact." Now list
ed to Dr. Derek Johnson share
his own experiences and how he
achieved his goals. Find out who
inspired him and how he can
help inspire you to achieve your
goals. Event will take place in
the Oliver LaGrone Cultural Arts
Center, W-132 Olmsted, from 5
to 6 p.m. Light refreshments will
be served.
February 9: "Sexual Minorities
on Campus" is a lecture that will
be presented by Dr. Sue Rankin,
the University's Senior Diversity
Planning Analyst. Two lecture
and discussion sessions will be
offered in the Gallery Lounge
from 2 to 3:15 p.m. and 6:15 to
7:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Donna Howard at 948-
6025 for more information.
February 10: "The Theology of
Multiculturalism" is part of the
Harrisburg campus public
Multicultural Academic Lecture
Series. Six area clergy members
will discuss "the theology of mul
ticulturalism" at noon in the
Gallery Lounge. Discussion ses
sion will follow. Panelists
include: The Rev. Dr. Anthony
Alexander, Grace United
Methodist Church; The Rev.
Brenda Alton, Harambee United
Church of Christ; Rabbi Carl
Choper, Temple Beth Shalom of
Greater Harrisburg; The Rev.
THINGS You NEEd TO KNOW
All are welcome to attend the
Multicultural Academic
Excellence Program (MAEP)
meetings every Wednesday at
4:45 p.m. in the Oliver LaGrone
Cultural Arts Center in Olmsted
W-132.
Save your Fox's Markets
receipts! The adult honor society
at PSH will receive $5O for every
$5,000 worth of receipts they
turn in. Drop your receipts off at
the Student Assistance Center.
Contact Charlotte Spector at
cspector@psu.edu for more
information.
Know someone at PSH who is
concerned with issues at the col
lege that affect women?
Nominate them for the Kathryn
Towns Award, which recognizes
students, alumni, staff and facul
ty who show a commitment to
issues affecting women at the
Have something to add?
Submit to the
Campus Calendar and Things You Need to Know
by e-mailing captimes@psu.edu or calling 948-
6440.
CE REPORT
debris from floor tiles. Vacuum
bag taken to building 661.
01/25/05 EMPLOYEE INJURY:
M&O employee strained back
while lifting. Employee injury
report completed.
01/25/05 INSTITUTIONAL VAN
DALISM: M&O reported finding
writing in first floor men's room.
01/26/05 LOST PROPERTY:
Report of lost wallet. Student
found wallet in vehicle.
01/26/05 ASSIST OUTSIDE
AGENCY: Grove City College
requested assistance with stu
dent who had Dinitophenol.
Nancy Gable, Lutheran
Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg; Father Srboljub
Jockovich, St. Nicholas Serbian
Orthodox Church; and Father
Bernardo Pistone, St. Frances
Xavier Church.
February 15: Donald F. Kettl,
professor of political science and
Stanley I. Sheerr Endowed
Team Chair in the Social
Sciences at the University of
Pennsylvania, will speak on
"Managing Homeland Security"
at 6:30 p.m. in the Olmsted
Auditorium. Dr. Kettl is the
author of Systems Under Stress:
Homeland Security and
American Politics. Free event
open to all including the public.
February 17 - 19: The 33rd
annual Penn State Harrisburg
Model United Nations for sec
ondary school students will be
held on campus. Students who
have participated in Model U.N.
events or who are interested in
becoming involved are encour
aged to contact Dr. Glem Gilpin
at cegs@psu.edu or
International Affairs Association
President Ezra Nugroho at
ehnlo4@psu.edu.
February 28: An Etiquette
Dinner, sponsored by Career
Services and the Accounting
Club, will be held from 6:00-8:30
p.m., in the Special Events
Room (E-139 Olmsted). Tickets
are $lO for Penn State students,
college. The award includes a
plaque, certificate and $lOO.
Contact Valerie Duhig at
vxd3@psu.edu for more infor
mation or a nomination form.
The deadline for submission is
February 9.
The Capital Union Building's
hours for the spring semester
are: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to
11 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 6
p.m.
The SGA meets every Thursday
at 12:30 p.m. Olmsted E-314.
Students are invited to attend
and let their voice be heard. For
more information, e-mail
rlh2s4@psu.edu.
"Mother and Son Show" is a col
lection of art featuring works by
Elayn and Brent Leopold. It will
be displayed throughout the
Contacted Erie Bomb Squad
01/26/05 MEDICAL ASSIST:
Accompanied student with
injured knee into Health
Services to obtain crutches.
01/26/05 ASSIST OUTSIDE
AGENCY: Lower Swatara PD
requested assistance with traffic
stop.
02/01/05 M&O COMPLAINT:
Report that elevator is out of
order. M&O contacted.
02/01/05 HEALTH AND SAFE
TY: Campus emergency phones
checked for functionality.
$2O for non-Penn State stu
dents, and can be purchased in
Career Services, Olmsted W
-117.
February 7 - February 20:
"Peripheral Objects," paintings
by David Moss, will be displayed
in the Morrison Gallery.
Fun & Games
February 8: A Mardi Gras
Celebration will take place from
12 to 2 p.m. Seafood gumbo,
hurricane cake, and punch await
you as you gather beads and
masks at a Mardi Gras celebra
tion in the Olmsted Building.
Vote for your favorite shoebox
float and take home a souvenir
hurricane cup.
February 8: Come to the Gallery
Lounge at noon to celebrate the
Chinese New Year with food,
crafts, and fun.
February 13: The Harrisburg
Horizon basketball teams will
meet the New Jersey Yellow
Jackets in the Capital Union
Building. The Lady Horizon play
at 5 p.m. and the men's game
starts at 7 p.m.
February 19: The Harrisburg
Horizon basketball teams will
meet the Philadelphia Power in
the Capital Union Building. The
Lady Horizon play at 5 p.m. and
the men's game starts at 7 p.m.
Olmsted Building through March
30.
Nominations are now being
accepted for the 2005 Penn
State Harrisburg Staff Service
Award. For details, contact Beth
Swartz at bqs4gpsu.edu or
948-6105. Deadline for nomina
tions is Monday, January 31.
Nominations are now being
accepted for the 2005 Capital
College Faculty Service Award.
For details, contact Sharon
Blouch at svbs@psu.edu or 948-
6103. Deadline for nominations
is Monday, January 31.
Nominations are now being
accepted for the 2005 Capital
College Faculty Teaching Award.
For details, contact Sharon
Blouch at svbs@psu.edu or 948-
6103. Deadline for nominations
is Monday, January 31.
Entertainment
Local theatre stands through time
By Allyson Davis
Staff Reporter
amd367@psu.edu
Much of Hershey has changed
throughout the years, however
one building still stands today
that stood then; the Hershey
Theatre. The idea for the theatre
came from the famous entrepre
neur, Milton S. Hershey. An
architect from Lancaster, C.
Elmer Urban, drew the plans for
the theatre in 1915 and con
struction began in 1929 as part
of Hershey's "Great Building
Campaign" during the Great
Depression. This campaign
employed 600 skilled workers
that, at the time, were unem
ployed due to the Great
Depression.
Construction was completed on
the theatre in September 1933
during the town's 30-year
anniversary. It soon became
center stage for the world's lead
ing theatre performers. From the
very beginning, the theatre was
designed to bring Central
Pennsylvania together for a wide
variety of entertainment.
The theatre's grand lobby is
absolutely breathtaking. The
floors are laid with polished
Italian lava rock and a gorgeous
oriental rug originally purchased
for $7,500, today considered
priceless. There are four differ
ent types of both domestic and
imported marble. This marble is
laid on the walls and shapes the
very ornate arches. The ceiling
is filled with bas-relief images of
swans, pastoral scenes,
sheaves of wheat, and Apollo
and Assyrian war chariots.
In the inner foyer, the arches
and ceiling are all done in gold
The historic Hershey Theatre continues to offer diverse entertainment, ranging from classical movies to
Broadway performances.
`Sublime/Suburbia' featured at PSH
VISIONS cont'd from 9
ing held my attention for a long
time. A sense of mourning came
over me, like I was at nature's
great funeral.
I was not about to run out of the
gallery and protest Wal-Mart at
this point, but my emotions were
mixed. As much as this exhibit
makes one think about the
destruction of nature, there are
some oddities about viewing the
works that I cannot get over. For
example, the paintings are in
"wooden" frames; I wouldn't
even be looking at these works if
they weren't currently housed in
a "big, progress-driven library";
and I couldn't even write this arti
cle if it was not for my handy
paper - made out of "trees" -
notebook. Perhaps my opinion
can be best explained by the fol
lowing painting.
In "Reflections of Nature," trees
leaf; a "gold ' canopy" so to
speak, done to resemble St.
Marks Cathedral in Venice, Italy.
It took two years to lay the gold
leaf, which two German artisans
laid by hand. They also laid a
beautiful blue and gold mosaic
design that leads down the aisle
to the main floor seating.
The main level of the auditori
um, otherwise known as the
orchestra, is in the grand style of
Venice. There is a winged lion
mounted above the stage; the
symbol of Venice. The sides of
the stage and auditorium have
windowed towers with balConies
that resemble a Byzantine cas
tle.
The ceiling of the Hershey
Theatre is atmospheric; a trade
mark in theatre design during
that era. The ceiling is a stars
and clouds design that the
changing lights make shift from
sunrise to sunset, and from dusk
to dawn. When the lights are lit
and twinkling, it gives the audi
ence the feeling of waiting out
side a large castle for a perform
ance. On the side of one of the
towers is a machine that projects
the cloud images on the ceiling;
this also moves the clouds giving
the audience the feeling of flying.
The stage in the theatre is
where all the magic is created. It
is equipped with five different
elevators allowing the stage to
be set at different heights. The
elevators can be moved below
the actual stage allowing for
easy transport of scenery.
Behind the stage are the accom
modations for the performers
and dancers. There are five
floors of dressing rooms for the
dancers, all of which are not
equipped with air conditioning. In
and grass are reflected in the
glass of an empty storefront. A
blue plastic grocery bag rests on
the sidewalk. The space is avail
able for lease but which space
is Edris trying to say is for lease,
the building or the land? Nearly
unnoticeable, a lone weed
stands tall, growing through a
crack in the sidewalk. Despite
the concrete fortress surround
ing this tiny piece of life, life still
found a way. Nature still found a
way. I believe Edris sheds light
on a very important issue: to
what expense will we go to cre
ate the great suburban dream?
How many parking lots does it
take to equal a forest? As
destructive as progress can
sometimes be, we live in a world
where construction is often
needed. As for this "trespasser,"
I walked away from the exhibit
not feeling a hate for "progress,"
but rather a need for balance in
this "Sublime/Suburbia" world. If
the original days of the theatre,
air conditioning did not exist yet
now it seems almost imperative
to have it during the summer
months, but the dancers press
forward without it.
The theatre is also home of - the
historic four manual, 78-rank
Aeolian-Skinner concert organ;
commissioned by Hershey. The
theatre also has a state of the art
lightning system, a sophisticated
sound system, and an infrared
listening system, which helps
with hearing.
The theatre today is home to
numerous performances. Every
year the Hershey Theatre
announces its entertainment
season including everything
from classical movies to
Broadway performances. This
year's entertainment season is
as follows:
11: Over the R
Februar
(Songs of Harold Arlen)
February 12: AIDA performed
by Opera Verdi Europa
February 18-20:RENT
March 4: Broadway, the Big
Band Years
March 8-13: SAY GOODNIGHT,
GRACIE
March 18: National Acrobats of
Taiwan
A•ril 2: R
meo and
formed by the St. Petersburg
ballet Theatre
April 5-10: BIG RIVER
Tickets can be purchased by
calling the box office at (717)
534-3415. The Hershey Theatre
is an underutilized major part of
Hershey's history. So call, get
tickets, and enlighten the mind
with the theatre experience.
Photo courtesy of hersheytheatre.com
nature was reduced to Edris's
painted worlds, I would be great
ly concerned. "They took all the
trees, and put them in a tree
museum, and they charged the
people, a dollar and a half just to
seem 'em," came back to mind,
as Mitchell's music plays in my
head. Edris's work is beautifully
painted, but shows the ugly truth
about violating nature. Her
insight is seen in every brush
stroke, and each work contains a
powerful message.
To make up your own mind
about "Sublime/Suburbia," visit
the Morrison Lounge in the PSH
library. The exhibit will be on dis
play through March 4.
Gallery Hours:
Monday Thursday
8 a.m. 9 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. 5 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday
Closed